The goddess Emma Thompson is starring in a new movie written by the goddess Mindy Kaling and it came out last week, so we’re a bit behind, but here’s you’re pop culture diet to complement the movie Late Night.
What to read:
Sense and Sensibility: The Screenplay and Diaries by Emma Thompson
Did you know that the goddess Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay for the Ang Lee directed Sense and Sensibility? Did you know that Ang Lee directed Sense and Sensibility? She’s so fucking brilliant and he’s so fucking brilliant but they’re brilliant in very (artistically, culturally, personally) different ways that, you know, hilarity ensues.
Bridget Jones Diary by Helen Fielding
Fuck you if you think you’re too good for this book, it’s delightful. It’s about a definitely hapless and maybe brilliant woman being underappreciated at work and, huh, also related to Austen, like the pick above. Does Mindy Kaling’s whole oeuvre tie in with the work of Jane Austen? Did I just stumble into that realization? Stay tuned for my think piece.
What to watch:
There are two types of people in the world. Those who recognize the fritatta sequence in Morning Glory as belonging in the Louvre and those who haven’t seen Morning Glory. Which type do you want to be?
What to listen to:
Now that Kanye West is problematic I have to expand the scope of my music recommendations. Please bear with me during this difficult time.
Red Brick Reads 